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Moroccan Salt Preserved Citrus: Blood Oranges and Meyer Lemons

March 6th, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, DIY Food Projects, Fantastic Fruits, Lemon, Most Popular, Orange, Preserves and Pickles, Weekend Projects

Moroccan Salt Preserved Citrus: Blood Oranges and Meyer Lemons

Yaarrrr! It be citrus bounty week here in Los Altos Hills, CA… I gathered m’self about 10 schhwarly pounds of home-grown blood oranges and meyer lemons (from a co-worker and a neighbor, respectively). Ahh…





Persimmon Applesauce

January 6th, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Apple, DIY Food Projects, Fantastic Fruits, Persimmon, Weekend Projects

Persimmon Applesauce

Applesauce, in my eyes, is a food that has gone and come again. Tainted by years of finding plastic applesauce tubs in my grade school lunch box (when what I really wanted was soft-baked chocolate…





Pomegranate Glazed Root Vegetables with Israeli Couscous

January 4th, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Beets, Carrots, Fantastic Fruits, Grand Grains, Pomegranate, Sweet Potatoes / Yams, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes

Pomegranate Glazed Root Vegetables with Israeli Couscous

On a recent trip to the Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco, I made up my mind that I was finally going to purchase a bottle of pomegranate syrup which I had been eyeing since I first read about it on…





Three Infused Vodkas: Persimmon, Lemon, and Pear/Ginger

December 14th, 2007  |  by  |  published in All, DIY Food Projects, Fantastic Fruits, Ginger, Lemon, Most Popular, Pear, Persimmon, Succulent Spices, Weekend Projects

Three Infused Vodkas: Persimmon, Lemon, and Pear/Ginger

Lazy Sundays can’t be beat. There have been times in my life when the day of the week didn’t matter too much and time was a very fluid thing–for good or bad though, now is not one of those times, and I savor my lazy Sundays…




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